mercenário
See also: mercenario
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin mercēnārius.
Pronunciation edit
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /meʁ.seˈna.ɾi.u/ [meh.seˈna.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /meʁ.seˈna.ɾju/ [meh.seˈna.ɾju]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /meɾ.seˈna.ɾi.u/ [meɾ.seˈna.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /meɾ.seˈna.ɾju/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /meʁ.seˈna.ɾi.u/ [meχ.seˈna.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /meʁ.seˈna.ɾju/ [meχ.seˈna.ɾju]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /meɻ.seˈna.ɾi.o/ [meɻ.seˈna.ɾɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /meɻ.seˈna.ɾjo/
Adjective edit
mercenário (feminine mercenária, masculine plural mercenários, feminine plural mercenárias)
- mercenary (motivated by private gain)
Noun edit
mercenário m (plural mercenários, feminine mercenária, feminine plural mercenárias)
- mercenary (person employed to fight wars)
- a person motivated solely by private monetary gain